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GŴYL
GERDDORIAETH GLASUROL
CONWY
CLASSICAL MUSIC FESTIVAL
2015
EGLWYS Y SANTES FAIR, CONWY
ST. MARY’S CHURCH, CONWY
JULY · GORFFENNAF 19 – 25
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Sunday, July 19
Dydd Sul, Gorffennaf 19
4 pm
FESTIVAL EVENSONG
John Hosking – Conductor
Graham Eccles - Organ
To open the festival, the church choir will be joined by Cantamus and choristers from other
choirs to sing Choral Evensong. Music will include John Hosking’s Peel Service and Edward
Bairstow’s great anthem ‘Blessed City, Heavenly Salem’. The preacher will be Rev. Canon
Gwilym Berw Hughes.
Agorir yr ŵyl gan gôr yr eglwys, gyda Cantamus a chantorion o gorau eraill, yn canu y
Gosper ar gân. Ymysg y gerddoriaeth a genir bydd gweithiau gan John Hosking ac Edward
Bairstow.Traddodir y bregeth gan y Parchedig Ganon Gwilym Berw Hughes.
7.30 pm
At Tabernacle Chapel, York Place
DUO KER YS
Marc Le Gars }
Line Lamarque }
Guitar duettists
A concert of compositions and arrangements by guitarist Marc Le Gars who teaches with
Line Lamarque at the Conservatoire in Nantes. The programme will celebrate the history and
legends of the ‘Paysages Celtiques’ – Brittany, Galicia, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
Cyngerdd o gyfansoddiadau a threfniadau gan Marc Le Gars sy’n dysgu gyda Line
Lamarque yn y Conservatoire yn Nantes. Bydd y rhaglen yn dathlu hanes a chwedlau’r
‘Paysages Celtiques’, sef Llydaw, Galicia, Iwerddon, Yr Alban, a Chymru.
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Sponsored by Wyn and Catrin Hobson.
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Monday, July 20
Dydd Llun, Gorffennaf 20
10.30 am
DAVID SHAW – Violin
WILLIAM SHAW – Piano
Brothers William and David Shaw hail from the Conwy area and are rapidly making a name
for themselves as gifted performers. Their programme will feature works by Beethoven,
Debussy and Wieniawski.
Tea and Coffee will be available before the concert from 10 am.
Mae’r brodyr William a David Shaw yn hanu o ardal Conwy ac yn gwneud enw iddyn nhw
eu hunain fel perfformwyr talentog iawn. Bydd eu rhaglen yn cynnwys gweithiau gan
Beethoven, Debussy a Wieniawski. Bydd te a choffi ar gael cyn y cyngerdd o 10 yb ymlaen.
Sponsored by J. W. Hughes and Co., Solicitors, Lancaster Square.
1 pm
SIONED TERRY - Soprano
SEIMON MENAI – Baritone
CATHERINE BARNETT – Piano
Celebrated soprano Sioned Terry will be joined in concert by up-and-coming baritone
Seimon Menai in a programme of arias, art songs and songs from musicals to the
accompaniment of the talented Catherine Barnett.
Cyngerdd o arïau, caneuon celf a chaneuon o fyd y sioe gerdd gan y soprano enwog Sioned
Terry, ac un o dalentau ieuanc mwyaf disglair Gogledd Cymru, y baritôn Seimon Menai, i
gyfeiliant y bianyddes dalentog Catherine Barnett.
Noddwyd gan Violet Jones er cof am ei rhieni, Mary E. G. Jones (1910 – 2000) a W. H.
Jones (1905 – 1945).
8 pm
THE FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA
Amyn Merchant – Leader and Soloist
The Orchestra, whose members are drawn from some of Britain’s leading orchestras, will
present an exciting and varied programme commencing with Mendelssohn’s ‘Hebrides
Overture’, ideas for which were brewing in the composer’s head during his visit to North
Wales in 1829. Amyn Merchant, Leader of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, will then
be the soloist in Mendelssohn’s scintillating Violin Concerto in E minor, which is widely
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regarded as one of the greatest violin concertos of all time. The evening will culminate in a
performance of one of Prokofiev’s most popular works, his symphony No.1 in D major – the
‘Classical Symphony.’
Mae aelodau’r Gerddorfa yn gweithio gyda rhai o gerddorfeydd mwaf blaenllaw Prydain.
Eleni byddant yn cyflwyno rhaglen gyffrous ac amrywiol fydd yn cynnwys ‘Agorawd yr
Hebrides’ gan Mendelssohn, ac hefyd ei Gonsierto i’r Ffidil yn E leiaf, a ystyrir fel un o
gonsierti i’r ffidil mwyaf erioed. Amyn Merchant, Arweinydd y Bournemouth Symphony
Orchestra, fydd yr unawdydd yn y gwaith hwn. Daw’r noson i ben yn sain bendigedig y
Symffoni Glasurol gan Prokofiev, sef un o weithiau mwaf poblogaidd ac adnabyddus y
cyfansoddwr.
Sponsored by Conwy Town Council and by Chris Roberts in memory of his parents, Hugh
George Roberts (1922 – 1980) and Olwen Roberts (1924 – 2015).
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Tuesday, July 21
Dydd Mawrth, Gorffennaf 21
9.45 am
At St. Mary’s Church Hall
Rosehill Street
CHORAL WORKSHOP WITH THE MARIAN CONSORT
The Marian Consort invite all those with a degree of experience in reading music and singing
with others to an all-day choral workshop which will include works from the 16th century as
well as the study of a new work by Emily Levy, which will be performed by the workshop’s
participants and The Marian Consort at the Consort’s Wednesday evening concert. £20 per
person/£10 for students. Registration forms, which need to be returned by the end of June,
may be obtained from Carolyn Sherlock – phone 0142 573208 or email
carolyn.sherlock2@btinternet.com
Gwahoddir cyfeillion sydd gyda rhywfaint o feistrolaeth ar ddarllen cerddoriaeth a chydganu i ymuno mewn gweithdy corawl, a phenllanw’r gweithdy fydd perfformiad o waith
newydd gan y gyfansoddwraig ifanc Emily Levy gyda’r Marian Consort fel rhan o’u
cyngerdd nos Fercher. Cost £20/£10 i fyfyrwyr. Ceir ffurflenni cofrestru, fydd angen eu
dychwelyd erbyn diwedd Mehefin, gan Carolyn Sherlock – rhif ffôn 01492 573208 neu
ebost carolyn.sherlock2@btinternet.com.
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1 pm
THE FITZSIMMON ENSEMBLE
Amyn Merchant – Violin
Ian Watson – Violin
James Pattinson – Violin
Raymond Lester – Viola
Clare Rowe - Cello
Amyn Merchant will open the concert with a performance of Eugene Ysaÿe’s technically
demanding Solo Sonata No. 1, written for Joseph Szigeti. The Quartet will then perform
Mendelssohn’s lyrical String Quartet No. 1 in Eb, Op. 12, which he was in the process of
composing during his visit to North Wales.
Agorir y cyngerdd gyda pherfformiad o Sonata Unawdol Rhif 1 Eugene Ysaÿe gan y
fiolinydd Amyn Merchant. Bydd y Pedwarawd wedyn yn perfformio’r Pedwarawd Llinynnol
yn Eb fwyaf, Op.12, gan Mendelssohn, gwaith yr oedd y cyfansoddwr yn gweithio arno yn
ystod ei ymweliad â Gogledd Cymru.
Sponsored by Catrin and Wyn Hobson.
7.30 pm
THE ADELINA ENSEMBLE
Rebecca Afonwy-Jones – Mezzo soprano
Ian Watson – Violin
Clare Rowe – Cello
Alice Turner - Piano
This dynamic new ensemble showcases vocal chamber music from Handel and Beethoven to
the 21st century. It brings together Welsh National Opera mezzo soprano Rebecca AfonwyJones, two leading string players from the Hallé Orchestra and award winning accompanist
Alice Turner. The group has quickly gained a reputation for its charismatic performances of
original compositions for voice and piano trio, alongside newly commissioned arrangements
for this combination. The programme will feature works by Handel, Beethoven,
Shostakovich, Dvorak and Rachmaninov, and will culminate in a new arrangement of
Canteloube’s ‘Songs of the Auvergne.’
Mae’r ensemble siambr newydd gyffrous hon yn arddangos cerddoriaeth o gyfnod Handel a
Beethoven hyd at yr unfed ganrif ar ugain. Mae’r grwp wedi ennill enw iddo fo ei hun yn
barod am ei berfformiadau carismataidd o weithiau gwreiddiol ar gyfer llais a thriawd piano
wrth ochr trefniadau newydd ar gyfer y cyfuniad hwn, megis y fersiwn newydd o ‘Ganeuon
yr Auvergne’ gan Canteloube a gyflwynir yn ystod y cyngerdd hwn.
Sponsored by Stilwell’s Bonbons, Conwy Cookshop, and Spar, High Street.
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Wednesday, July 22
Dydd Mercher, Gorffennaf 22
10.30 am
At St. Mary’s Church Hall, Rosehill Street
THE THORNE TRIO’S FAMILY FUN CONCERT
A concert for all the family, which should especially appeal to children. There will be an
opportunity to get to know the musicians and their instruments, as well as to participate in
various musical activities.
Cyngerdd ar gyfer y teulu cyfan, fydd yn apelio’n arbennig i blant. Bydd cyfle i ddod i
adnabod y perfformwyr a’u hofferynnau, yn ogystal â chymryd rhan mewn nifer o
weithgareddau cerddorol.
Sponsored by the CAVATINA Music Trust, which aims to ensure the continued existence of
chamber music and chamber musicians.
1 pm
THE THORNE TRIO
Ilid Jones – Oboe
Esther Sheriden – Clarinet
Alexandra Thorneloe – Bassoon
A welcome return visit by this long-established and award winning trio of Royal College of
Music graduates with an exciting programme of works by Handel, Mozart, Milhaud and
local composer Dafydd Lloyd Jones.
Braf iawn yw gweld dychweliad y triawd cyffrous yma o raddedigion y Coleg Cerdd
Brenhinol gyda rhaglen amrywiol o weithiau gan Handel, Mozart, Milhaud a’r cyfansoddwr
lleol Dafydd Lloyd Jones.
Sponsored by Llandudno and District Soroptimists.
Llandudno and District
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7.30pm
THE MARIAN CONSORT
Rory McCleery – Director
‘In Paradisum – Music of Lamentation and Consolation.’
The Marian Consort presents a programme of music on the dual themes of lamentation and
consolation, concepts which dominated religious discourse and sacred music in the 16 th
century. Many of the works featured had very personal resonances for those who found
themselves on the wrong side of political and religious divides during their lifetimes. These
are complemented by a new piece from young composer Emily Levy, which juxtaposes texts
from the Latin Requiem with poetry by the late American author André Debus. For this new
work, the Consort will be joined by local singers in an exciting sound-world which draws on
the music of the past.
Cyflwynir rhaglen o gerddoriaeth ar y ddwy thema o alarnad a diddanwch gan y Marian
Consort. Roedd gan lawer o’r gweithiau a gyflwynir atseiniadau personol ar gyfer eu
cyfansoddwyr, a gafodd eu hunain ar yr ochr aswy o raniadau gwleidyddol a chrefyddol yr
oes. Cefnogir y rhain gan ddarn newydd gan y gyfansoddwraig ifanc Emily Levy, sydd yn
cyferbynu testunau o’r Requiem Lladin gyda barddoniaeth gan yr awdur Americanaidd
André Debus. Ar gyfer y gwaith newydd hwn, bydd cantorion lleol yn ymuno â’r Consort
mewn byd cerddorol cyffrous a ysbrydolir gan gerddoriaeth y gorffennol.
Sponsored by Hilary Blumer and Priscilla Kemp
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Thursday, July 24
Dydd Iau, Gorffennaf 24
1 pm
IWAN LLEWELYN-JONES - piano
Internationally acclaimed concert pianist Iwan Llewelyn-Jones presents a virtuoso
programme of the world’s best loved classics from the repertoire by Beethoven, Liszt, Fauré
and Vaughan Williams.
Bydd Iwan Llewelyn-Jones, y pianydd cyngerdd rhyngwladol adnabyddus, yn cyflwyno
rhaglen o rai o glasuron mwyaf poblogaidd y repertoire o waith Beethoven, Liszt, Fauré a
Vaughan Williams.
Sponsored by Dr Marian Giles Jones.
3.30pm
At St. Mary’s Church Hall, Rosehill Street
THE FESTIVAL LECTURE
‘The Musicians of the Conwy Valley’
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Trystan Lewis gives us an insight into the personalities that have shaped the musical life of
the Conwy Valley over the centuries and the heritage which is now ours to pass on to future
generations.
Mae Trystan Lewis yn rhoi inni gipolwg o’r pesonoliaethau a ffurfiodd bywyd cerddorol
Dyffryn Conwy dros y canrifoedd a’r etifeddiaeth sydd eiddo inni i’w throsglwyddo i’r
cenedlaethau a ddaw.
Sponsored by the Aberconwy Historical Society.
7.30 pm
THE VALE OF CLWYD SINGERS
Robert Sells – Conductor
This professional choir was founded in 2012 and has performed recently at Liverpool
Cathedral and the Malpas Festival. Originally specialising in Italian and English madrigals,
folk songs, rounds and canons, they have now expanded into swing and jazz and offer us a
programme of music for all tastes and temperaments.
Sefydlwyd y côr professiynol hwn yn 2012 ac mae wedi perfformio yn ddiweddar yng
Nghadeirlan Lerpwl a Gŵyl Malpas. Yn wreiddiol yn arbenigo mewn madrigalau, caneuon
gwerin a thonnau crynion, y maent bellach wedi ymhelaethu eu repertoire i gynnwys ‘swing’
a ‘jazz’ ac felly yn cynnig i ni raglan fydd at ddant pawb.
Sponsored by an anonymous friend of the festival, and by Lord Roberts of Llandudno.
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Friday, July 24
Dydd Gwener, Gorffennaf 24
1 pm
ELGAN LLYR THOMAS – Tenor
DYLAN CERNYW – Harp
ANNETTE BRYN PARRI – Piano
Sit back and enjoy an hour of authentic Welsh entertainment. Dylan Cernyw and Annette
Bryn Parri, who together make up the popular duo ‘Piantel’, join celebrated tenor Elgan Llyr
Thomas in a varied programme for different vocal and instrumental combinations. Included
in the programme will be Mendelssohn’s only composition for harp and piano.
Ymlaciwch a mwynhewch awr o adloniant gwirioneddol Gymreig yng nghwmni Dylan
Cernyw ac Annette Bryn Parri – ‘Piantel’ – a’r tenor adnabyddus Elgan Llyr Thomas. Bydd
y rhaglen yn cynnwys yr unig darn a gyfansoddwyd gan Mendelssohn ar gyfer y delyn a’r
piano.
Sponsored by Daphne Jones in memory of Lem Jones (1926 – 1999)
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7.30 pm
CHRISTINA MASON-SCHEUERMANN – Piano
Christina Mason-Scheuermann spent her working life as pianist with the Cologne Radio
Orchestra, but has now come home to her roots in Conwy. Her programme will include
Mendelssohn’s ‘Trois Fantaisies ou Caprices’, Op.16, which were dedicated to the three
daughters of the Taylor family with whom he stayed at Coed Du Hall near Mold. Popular
works by J. S. Bach, César Franck, Rachmaninov and Liszt will complete the programme.
Mae Christina Mason-Scheuermann wedi treulio ei bywyd gweithiol yn yr Almaen fel
pianydd gyda’r Cologne Radio Orchestra, ond erbyn hyn wedi dychwelyd i’w gwreiddiau
yng Nghonwy. Bydd ei rhaglen yn cynnwys y ‘Trois Fantaisies ou Caprices’, Op. 16, gan
Mendelssohn, ynglŷn â gweithiau poblogaidd gan J. S. Bach, César Franck, Rachmaninov a
Liszt.
Sponsored by an anonymous friend of the festival.
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Saturday, July 25
Dydd Sadwrn, Gorffennaf 25
1 pm
ERIN GWYN – Soprano
RHYS THOMAS – Baritone
JORDAN KIRKPATRICK – Piano
CATHERINE BARNETT – Accompanist
A concert showcasing some of the best up- and-coming musical talent from the area. Erin
Gwyn is about to commence her studies at the Royal Northern College of Music, Rhys
Thomas is a student at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, and Jordan
Kirkpatrick is a pupil at Chetham’s School of Music.
Cyngerdd i arddangos rhai o dalentau ieuanc mwyaf disglair yr ardal. Mae Erin Gwyn ar fin
cychwyn ei chwrs yng Ngholeg Cerdd Brenhinol Manceinion, tra bod Rhys Thomas yn
astudio yng Ngholeg Brenhinol Cerdd a Drama Cymru. Disgybl yn Ysgol Gerdd Chetham
ym Manceinion yw Jordan Kirkpatick.
Sponsored by Conwy Strollers, Anna’s Tea Rooms, and Surf Riders, Castle Street.
7.30 pm
CÔR MEIBION BRO ALED
COR IEUENCTID DYFFRYN CONWY
Angharad Ellis – Conductor
Anwen Mair /Chris Roberts – Accompanists
Sian Wyn Gibson – Mezzo Soprano
John Eifion – Tenor
Annette Bryn Parri – Piano
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To bring the festival to a rousing conclusion, the Bro Aled Male Voice Choir from
Llansannan will be joined by the Dyffryn Conwy Youth Choir and three of Wales’ most
popular performers. Any profit from this concert will go to Tŷ Croeso at Ysbyty Glan
Clwyd.
Côr Meibion Bro Aled o ardal Llansannan fydd yn cloi yr ŵyl eleni yn eu ffordd ddihafal eu
hunain. Yn cadw cwmni iddynt fydd Côr Ieuenctid Dyffryn Conwy a thri o berfformwyr
mwyaf poblogaidd llwyfanau Cymru. Dewch yn llu i fwynhau noson o adloniant
gwirioneddol Gymreig! Bydd unrhyw elw o’r cyngerdd hwn yn mynd tuag at Tŷ Croeso,
Ysbyty Glan Clwyd.
Sponsored by Conwy Town Council and Bob Parry, Auctioneers and Estate Agents.
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St. Mary’s Church is situated at the centre of the walled town of Conwy. It was founded as a
Cistercian monastery in 1186 and for a hundred years was the burial place of the Princes of
Gwynedd. Since 1283, when Edward I began work on Conwy Castle, it has been the Parish
Church. It contains many features of interest including a Tudor font and a magnificent rood
screen of c. 1500.
The other festival venues, St. Mary’s Church Hall and Tabernacle Chapel, are a few minutes’
walk from the Church. Signposted parking is available at various points in the vicinity, and
the town is also served by a good local bus service and a railway station on the Chester to
Holyhead line. We extend a warm invitation to you to join us at the festival and experience
the delights of wonderful music performed in beautiful surroundings.
Saif Eglwys y Santes Fair yng nghanol tref gaerog Conwy. Sefydlwyd hi fel mynachdy
Sistersiaidd ym 1186 ac am gan mlynedd dyma fan claddu Tywysogion Gwynedd. Ers 1283,
pan gychwynodd Edward I waith ar Gastell Conwy, gwasanaethodd fel Eglwys y Plwyf.
Gwelir llawer o nodweddion diddorol ynddi, yn cynnwys bedyddfaen o gyfnod y Tuduriaid a
sgrîn ysblennydd a godwyd tua 1500.
Mae’r safleoedd eraill a ddefnyddir yn ystod yr ŵyl, sef Neuadd Eglwys y Santes Fair a
Chapel Tabernacl, heb fod nepell o’r Eglwys ei hun. Mae sawl maes parcio o gwmpas canol
y dref, a gwasanaethir y dref hefyd gan wasanaeth bysiau lleol da a gorsaf rheilffordd ar y
lein rhwng Caer a Chaergybi. Estynnwn wahoddiad cynnes i chi i ymuno â ni yn yr ŵyl i
brofi cerddoriaeth o’r safon uchaf mewn awyrgylch brydferth.
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There are no set admission charges to festival concerts. Audiences are invited to contribute
to a collection at the end of each performance towards the very considerable costs involved
in running the festival. Any profit accruing is carried forward to ensure that the festival
continues to flourish in the years ahead.
Ni chodir tâl mynediad i gyngherddau’r ŵyl. Gwahoddir cyfraniadau gan y gynulleidfa ar ôl
pob perfformiad tuag at y costau sylweddol o redeg yr ŵyl. Trosglwyddir unrhyw elw a
wneir i gronfa arbennig i sicrhau llwyddiant yr ŵyl yn y dyfodol.
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We gratefully acknowledge the generous support of our sponsors. Cydnabyddwn yn
ddiolchgar gefnogaeth hael ein noddwyr.
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St. Mary’s Church has disabled access, via the west doors, and is fitted with a hearing loop.
Toilet facilities are available at the Church Hall during the interval at evening concerts.
Ceir mynedfa i’r anabl yn Eglwys y Santes Fair drwy ddrysau’r gorllewin, a cheir yn ogystal
system clywed ‘loop’. Bydd toiledau ar gael yn Neuadd yr Eglwys yn ystod yr egwyl yn y
cyngherddau fin nos.
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During festival week, a number of independently run fringe events are taking place in the
town. On Sunday, July 19, the Amici del Canto choir will perform on the Quay between 5.30
and 6.30pm. From Monday to Saturday, the Castell Recorder Consort will perform on High
Street between 2.15 and 4pm in aid of Tŷ Croeso, Glan Clwyd Hospital. On Thursday, July
23, Conwy Ensemble, our local community orchestra, invites concert-goers to hear them
play anytime between 6.30 and 8.30pm at the Guildhall, Castle Square. Coffee and cold
drinks will be served.
Yn ystod wythnos yr ŵyl, cynhelir nifer o ddigwyddiadau cerddorol annibynnol yn y dref.
Ddydd Sul, Gorffennaf 19, bydd Côr Amici del Canto yn perfformio ar y Cei rhwng 5.30 a
6.30 yh. O ddydd Llun tan ddydd Sadwrn, bydd y Castell Recorder Consort yn performio ar
y Stryd Fawr er budd Tŷ Croeso, Ysbyty Glan Clwyd. Nos Iau, Gorffennaf 23, mae Conwy
Ensemble, ein cerddorfa gymunedol leol, yn eich gwahodd i’w clywed hwy’n chwarae
unrhyw amser rhwng 6.30 a 8.30 yh yn y Guildhall. Bydd coffi a diodydd oer ar gael.
For further information contact/ Am ragor o wybodaeth cysylltwch â Chris Roberts – 01492
592166. ChrisRobz03@aol.com